I don’t know about you, but I am always needing a thank you card. I am blessed to have many wonderful friends and family that are always doing such kind things for me. Anyway, I make a lot of Thank You cards! I plan to post a Thank You Card every Tuesday, so be sure to return to my blog to see them. I actually made several of these at the end of the school year for my kids’ teachers. I was so happy with them, I made an extra and I think I’ll make even more
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To create this card I used my absolute favorite tool, my Big Shot (113439). I don’t think I make anything these days without it! But I cannot take credit for the design. Meg Loven did, although I modified it slightly
to make it my own. I do that a LOT. It’s kind of like cooking a recipe – I don’t know how to create a dish from the beginning, but I use recipes from other people. The end result is definitely my own home made meal made with my own two hands! So I do the same with papercrafting. I find something I like and re-create it. The end result is my own home made creation, usually with a bit of tweaking. But I digress . . . . for this card I used the following SU supplies:
Pink Pirouette 111351 and Melon Mambo 115320 card stock
Pink Pirouette 111838 and Melon Mambo 115656 classic ink
Fun Flowers Die 121812
Petal Cone Die 121810 (to make the heart card base! very versatile die!)
Backgrounds Texturz Plates 114512 (ink plate then run through Big Shot)
Scallop Trim Border Punch 118402
Clear Rhinestone Brads 113144
Curly Cute stamp set 117014 (wood mount) 120510 (clear mount)
The very cool thing about this card is the beautiful shape created with the Petal Cone Die. Who knew? This would make a great Valentine’s Day card, right? I used the die again with regular copy paper to place on the inside for my message. Can you tell I’m really pleased with this card? And it is much better in person – the picture does not do it justice. And by using the Big Shot, it didn’t take long at all! Like before, if you need directions, just leave a comment and I’ll add them. Still trying to figure out how to use this blog, so am open to suggestions/requests. But of course, it is still best to see me create it in person at a workshop so contact me to schedule one today!
